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December 20, 2015

Assad regime misses key deadline to hand over chemical weapons

The Syrian government blew by a key deadline Wednesday to turn over its chemical weapons stockpile, renewing concerns that the Assad regime is dragging its feet while the civil war rages on.

December 20, 2015

More US troops going to Iraq in a couple of weeks

The next wave of American troops will begin moving into Iraq in a couple of weeks to train local forces, the top U.S. commander for the mission said Thursday while cautioning that it will take at least three years to build the capabilities of the Iraqi military.

December 20, 2015

House passes defense bill, OKs military campaign against Islamic militants

The Republican-controlled House approved a $585 billion defense policy bill that grants President Barack Obama the authority to expand the U.S. military campaign against Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria despite misgivings about a new American combat role after more than a decade of war.

December 20, 2015

Rand Paul introduces declaration of war against ISIS

Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday introduced a measure that declares the United States is at war with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terrorists in the Middle East.

December 20, 2015

Syria Setback: US-backed rebels reportedly overrun by Al Qaeda-tied fighters

Al Qaeda-tied fighters reportedly overran Western-backed Syrian rebels in key strongholds over the weekend and threatened to advance deeper into their territory on Monday, dealing a blow to the Obama administration’s efforts to train and equip moderate opposition forces.

December 20, 2015

US officials say ISIS leader survived airstrike, audio tape emerges

The head of the Islamic State survived a recent airstrike that prompted rumors about his death, two U.S. officials told 91±¬ÁÏ â€“ as a new audio tape emerged of him claiming the terror network would fight to the last man.

December 20, 2015

Putin pokes the West with massive news outlet launch, bomber flights

Russian President Vladimir Putin, fresh off a public relations win at an Asian summit, gave a double poke to the Obama administration, authorizing bomber flights in the Gulf of Mexico and launching a glitzy global radio and web broadcast network to spread the word of Moscow.

December 20, 2015

Syria rebel training could start in early spring

The long-awaited coalition program to train the Syrian moderate opposition could begin by early spring, and officials are beginning to identify individual fighters who could participate, the Pentagon said Tuesday

December 20, 2015

US vet says fighting in Syria was as easy as buying airplane ticket to Miami

In a rare, exclusive interview, a U.S. military veteran with multiple tours in Iraq has told 91±¬ÁÏ about his journey to Syria to fight against ISIS, on the condition his identity was protected.

December 20, 2015

What will it take to bring peace to Syria?

U.S., allies resume talks